January 2012
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My books at Lulu dot Com are 30% off until January... →
Everything at Lulu is 30% off until January 31, if you use code SHELFSTOCK305. The link above goes to my Lulu store, where you can get most of my independently published works.
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Removing Mercedes from Verdugo Wash won't be easy →
A 53-year-old woman, whose name was not immediately released, apparently mistook the concrete-lined Verdugo Wash for a freeway onramp. She whizzed down the channel for at least a mile, reaching speeds of up to 70 mph. She finally stopped after barreling down several 3-foot-long steps and after being hailed down by maintenance workers.
Seriously? If you can drive more than a few feet down a...
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Hollywood Astroturf Group Releases Ad Saying It... →
CreativeAmerica, the astroturfing group that pretends it’s a “grassroots” operation — but which is funded by the major Hollywood studios and run by former studio/MPAA execs — is amazingly inept at communicating with the public, especially considering these guys are supposed to be communications experts. Remember, this is the same group who, while fighting for...
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How to Run a Business That Doesn't Suck: The Hank...
fishingboatproceeds:
So Hank and I run or help run several businesses at the moment: Vidcon, DFTBA Records, the juggernaut that is 2-D Glasses, ecogeek, vlogbrothers, scishow, and crashcourse, as well as administering the nonprofit Foundation to Decrease Worldsuck. These are not huge businesses or anything (and in some cases are not even profitable), but many of them have employees and revenue...
Land of Rapture on Etsy →
Geeky, gaming, odd and whimsical jewelry from deep down in the nuclear bunker of one English woman’s mind. From a love of whimsical brass to a love of video games, it’s all here.”
Why is there a description here, instead of a picture? Because I love every single thing in this shop, and picking just one wouldn’t do it justice.
Bioshock, Doctor Who, Star Wars, Harry...
Daily Kos: Scott Walker raises $4.5 million in... →
While volunteers were gathering signatures to recall him from office, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was allowed to receive campaign donations of unlimited size. Never one to shy away from talking to rich people, over the last five weeks Walker used this opportunity to raise$1,000,000 from just four donors, and over well $2,000,000 from 33 donors
During his time as governor, Scott Walker has...
Woman Banned From Beer Contest Because Brewing... →
jovialbrews:
sarahisabeersnob:
From New Zealand - a woman named Rachel Beer denied a spot in a homebrewing competition. Uh, that’s not right.
As the article points out, brewing beer used to be considered “women’s work” - since it involved food/beverage preparation and happened in the kitchen.
Lake Hayes A&P Show: this is not how you RDWHAH.
Come join us in the 21st century, Lake Hayes...
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“Make good stuff, then make it easy for people to buy it. There’s your...”
– Jonathan Coulton is wise.
http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2012/01/21/megaupload/
(via neil-gaiman)
“10 million people contacted Congress, Wales said. “That’s not an abuse of power,...”
– Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, responding to MPAA chairman Christopher Dodd’s claim that SOPA blackout was “an abuse of power.”
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She chops! She chops!
shitmystudentswrite:
She looks like a flower, but she stings like a bee, like every girl in history, She bangs! She bangs! An old Ricky Martin song, She Bangs, tells of the power that women have. In Lizzie Borden’s case however, she chops.
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Senator Grassley's Twitter whoopsie
cnnmoneytech:
Proving yet again that elected politics and Twitter are a dangerous mix (Exhibit A: Anthony “terrible mistakes” Weiner), Senator Chuck Grassley is fending off a Twitter hijack this morning. The attacker took a few shots at the PIPA/SOPA mess — Grassley co-sponsored PIPA and was for it until he flipped sides last week — before publishing the account’s alleged password (“chuck123”)...
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AMERICAN GODS US Kindle $1.99 edition...
neil-gaiman:
It looks like no-one at Amazon has noticed and taken their American Gods Kindle Special down yet. It’s http://say.ly/Qrj1i92 and was only meant to have been a 24 hour special, so may not last for very long.
MPAA Directly & Publicly Threatens Politicians Who... →
Reinforcing the fact that Chris Dodd really does not get what’s happening, and showing just how disgustingly corrupt the MPAA relationship is with politicians, Chris Dodd went on Fox News to explicitly threaten politicians who accept MPAA campaign donations that they’d better pass Hollywood’s favorite legislation… or else:
“Those who count on quote...
Thoughts about yesterday
bijan:
Several months ago, I joined a group of entrepreneurs and VCs and met with various members of the House that were supportive or undecided about the bill. I think we had 12 or 15 meetings.
It was a sobering experience. I learned a few things on that tiring day:
1. Many elected officials told us that this bill was going through. If you recall it was passed unanimously though the Judiciary...
BioShock Infinite’s 1999 Mode will feature an... →
With every choice you make, there are irreversible implications, and if your choices guide you down a path not suited to your play style, you will suffer for it.
It’s not simply a matter of adjusting the difficulty sliders in the game – the team went much further than that. Resource planning? If you’re to survive this mode, proper planning will be crucial. Combat specializations? You’ll need to...
We Don't Need SOPA Because DMCA Is Already Broken... →
Geekosystem has a fantastic post about the DMCA, how broken it is, how it’s frequently abused (with no consequences for the offenders), and how disastrous it would be if something like SOPA or PIPA were law, because it would certainly be abused in the same way, with much more serious consequences.
It’s almost funny, in a I-want-to-cry sort of way. SOPA and PIPA seem to be constructed on...
